Devotional Articles

INTRODUCTION :  Garuda  is a powerful bird. He is the vehicle of god Vishnu, and contains all the good features, and serves Lord Vishnu in a pleasing manner in vaikunta. He always stood in front of Lord Vishnu with bowed hands. He always chants the glory of Lord Vishnu, and wilfully carries Lord Vishnu in his shoulders. His parents are Kashyapa and Vinata. His brother is Aruna, a charioteer of Lord Surya. And his wife name is Unnati. IMPORTANCE :Garuda is the king of birds and an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu. He freed his mother from the clutches of his step..

INTRODUCTION :Chandra   is one of the nine planets in Hinduism. He was also called as Soma and Indu. He was the son of Atri and Anusuya. Chandra literally means the "Moon". Chandra is described as a beautiful person. According to Hindu mythology, Chandra is the father of Budha (planet Mercury). Chandra is the basis of Somvaar,that is Monday as per the Hindu calendar. In Hindu mythology, there are numerous stories associating with Lord Chandra. From the union of Chandra and Tara, Lord Budha (planet Mercury) was born. Lord Chandra married Dak..

INTRODUCTION :  Yama or Yama Dharma raja is the god of death. He is the son of Surya and Saranyu. His sisters are Yamuna, tapti and Bhadra, and his brother is Lord Shani Dev. By the divine grace of Lord Shiva, he became the ruler of the departed souls, and is called as the "Lord of the Pitrus". IMPORTANCE :Lord Yamadev who was also called as dharma raja or dharma prabhu will take our souls to his place, and do his justice as per our Karmic deeds, and it is believed that persons who has done good karma will be sent to heaven, and persons who has done ba..

INTRODUCTION : Kulasekhara Alvar was one among the twelve alvars. He was a great saint and a famous poet from south India. According to hindu tradition, it is believed that he was born during 3075 BC. But some scholars claim that he was born during 9th century AD. Kulasekhara Alvar has written  famous poems in praise of Lord Vishnu such as Perumal Tirumozhi  and Mukundamala. LIFE :Kulashekhara Alvar was a Chera king. It is believed, that he was born on the banks of Periyar River. His entire family was devoted to the worship of Lord Vishnu. According to a..

INTRODUCTION : Kambar (1180-1250 AD) was a Tamil poet and the author of Kamba Ramayanam.  LIFE :Kambar was brought up by a farmer in Tamil Nadu. He was honored by the Great Chola King with the title Kavi Chakravarty. He was a great scholar, and was an expert in tamil and Sanskrit languages. SPIRITUAL WORKS : 1. Kamba Ramayanam 2. Saraswati Anthati 3. Sadagopar Anthathi 4. Silaiezhupathu  5. Thirukkai Vazakkam 6. Erezhupathu 7. Kangai Puranam IMPORTANCE : Kambar has written the kamba ramayanam in a simplified manner. It contains almost all the deta..

INTRODUCTION : Kambar (1180-1250 AD) was a Tamil poet and the author of Kamba Ramayanam.  LIFE :Kambar was brought up by a farmer in Tamil Nadu. He was honoured by the Great Chola King with the title Kavi Chakravarty. He was a great scholar, and was an expert in tamil and Sanskrit languages. SPIRITUAL WORKS : 1. Kamba Ramayanam 2. Saraswati Anthati 3. Sadagopar Anthathi 4. Silaiezhupathu  5. Thirukkai Vazakkam 6. Erezhupathu 7. Kangai Puranam IMPORTANCE : Kambar has written the kamba ramayanam in a simplified manner. It contains almost all the det..

INTRODUCTION :Kannappa was a great devotee of Lord Shiva. He was born on 3102 BC in Andhra Pradesh. He is considered as one of the 63 Nayanmars. It is believed that the great warrior Arjuna  took birth as Kannappa. LIFE :Kannappa Nayanar is also known as Kannappan, was born in a  hunter family, in Andhra Pradesh. His wife's name was Neela, and his birth name was Dinna. Kannappa was a staunch devotee of Lord Shiva of SriKalahasti. Being a hunter, he worshipped in his own way. He also offered Lord Shiva the animal which he hunts. But Lo..

NTRODUCTION :  Kalangi Nathar was a great siddhar from Benaras. And he was the guru of the great siddhar Bhogar. Kalangi Nathar and Bogar were maintained cordial relationship between each other. Both of them were deeply involved in spiritual path. Kalangi Nathar, took care of his disciple bogar, and taught him about yoga,meditation and siddha. Kalangi Nathar was the great siddhar who occupied an important role in the development of his disciple Bogar. IMPORTANCE :He is also called as   Kanjamalai Siddhar. He was the disciple of Thirumoolar. There is a temple f..

INTRODUCTION : Bhishma was the main character in Mahabharatha, and he was well known for observing celibacy throughout his life. He was the son of   Shantanu and goddess Ganga. His birth name was Devavratha, and he lived in the dwapara yuga. His other names are as follows:- 1. Devavrata 2. Gangaputra 3. Shantanava 4. Pitamaha 5. Mahamahima Once King Shantanu saw Ganga Devi (River Ganges) and wanted her to marry him. They married, and she later gave birth to seven sons. But she drowned all the seven childs. When Ganga was about to drown the eighth son, Sh..

INTRODUCTION : Bheema was an important character in Mahabharatha. He played a major role in the Kurukshetra battle field, and helped his brothers, the pandavas towards winning in the battle. He was the son of Kunti devi and the wind god, Vayu Bhagavan. IMPORTANCE : He has got great powers when he went to naga lok. He drank the divine drink in nagalok, and got the power of thousands of elephants. He was also married to Draupathi, and again married Idumbi, a demoness and through her, “GHATOTKACHA” was born. Similar to his father, ghatotkacha was a powerful person and possessed magic powers. He..

INTRODUCTION: Arjuna was a main character in Mahabharatha. He was the son of Kunti Devi and Lord Indra. He occupied a main place in winning the battle in Kurukshetra war with Kauravas. He was born in dwapara yuga. IMPORTANCE: Arjuna was a very brave and bold warrior. He was the friend of Lord Krishna. Lord Krishna narrated the Bhagavat Gita to him, during the Kurukshetra war. In his previous birth he was the great rishi named as ”NARA” who undertook severe penance with another rishi called as “NARAYANA”. The rishi “NARAYANA” in his next birth took the avatar as Lord Krishna. Lord Kris..

INTRODUCTION : Akka Mahadevi (1130–1160) was one of the female poets and a famous woman in the Lingayat sect. She has made her famous kannada writings known as Mantrogopya and the Yogangatrividhi. She was praised by famous saints such as Basavanna, Siddharama and Allamaprabhu for her contribution in the kannada literature. She was a great devotee of Lord Shiva. LIFE: Akka Mahadevi was born in a small village in Karnataka. Even at a younger age itself, she left her family in order to worship Lord Shiva sincerely. She made he..

INTRODUCTION : Agastya was a famous sage of Hinduism. His wife is Lopamudra. Sage Agastya is mentioned in Ramayana and Mahabharata.  He is one among the seven famous rishis, and also one among the 18 siddhars. It is believed that he has lived for over 5000 years. He is said to have lived in the pothigai hills for many years. IMPORTANCE :It is believed that he is the author of Agastya Gita. His presence was found in ancient texts. During the time of Lord Shiva’s marriage with goddess parvathi, lord shiva asked Sage agastya to go to the pothigai hills in ..

INTRODUCTION:  Appayya Dikshitar(1520–1593),was a great devotee of Lord Shiva, and he performed several yajnas for the welfare of the people, and cultivated the devotion of Lord Shiva among the people. His birth name was Vinayaka Subramanian. LIFE Appayya Dikshitar was born in a village in Tiruvannamalai district. Appayya studied the Vedas, Upanishads and the Hindu scriptures under his Guru, Rama Kavi. He was an expert in vedas, and was a learned scholar and a master in all kinds of art. Dikshitar travelled throughout the country, and won in sev..